Method of making equalizer sheets



Dec. 28, 1937.

E. GREENWAY 2,103,360

METHOD OF MAKING EQUALIZER ySHEETS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 25, 1956 kQZ Dec. 28, 193?. E. c. GREENWAY 2,103,360

I- METHOD OF MAKING EQUALIZER SHEETS l Filed Sept. 25, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I Patented Dec. 28, 1937 l oFF-ics s UNITE NSintes V N n .2,103,360 y l A Y 4 -lV-IETI-IIOD OF MAKING EQUALZER SHEETS Erwin C. Greenway, Chicago, Ill., assigner to Wilson-Jones Company, Chicago, ill., a corporation of Massachusetts Applicationseptember 25, 1936, Serial No. 102,513 4 3 Claims. (Cl. 93-1) This inventionrrelates to a method of applying ber 6. The distance of the outer positioning bar a plurality of equalizing strips to a sheet to make fromV the edge of the plate member 2 is sumcient an equalizer sheet for visible loose leaf binders. to space the outermost strip 5 inwardly of the It is. an object of this invention to provide a outer edge of the sheet i a distance sufficient to i 5 simple, eiiicient and economical method of simulallow the application of an index tab to the outer A5 taneously adhering a plurality of equalizing edgeA of the sheet. The positioning bars 3 prestrips to a sheet in predetermined relationship. vent moving the comb like member 6 too far to- Other objects of thisY invention will become ap; wards the opposite end of the sheet so that when parent upon reading the followingl description, the sheet e is adhered to the comb like member taken in conjunction with the accompanying 6 the Iunrecessed butt portion of the comb like 10 drawings, in which A member 6 is spaced from the end of the sheet a Figure 1 is a perspective view illustratingAv the distance equal to the thickness of the positionmethod of positioning the equalizing strips in ing bars 3. relation to the sheet to which they are to be af- The sheet fi is then tumbled and another comb fixed; like member a is adhered to the opposite end of 15 Figure 2 is Va top plan View of the equalizer the sheet. Although it is preferred to secure sheet after the equalizing strips have been ad-` the equalizing strips at opposite ends of the sheet hered to the sheet; to opposite surfaces of the sheet, it will be un- Figure 3 iS a i013 Dian VieW 0f the equalizer derstood that both comb like members may be Sheet after the equaiizing Strips have been adhered to the same surface of the sheet.

trimmed; Y Y The sheet l is then trimmed along its opposite Figure i iS a VieW Similar i0 Figure 1 Showing ends to remove the butt portion of each comb a inodied ferm 0f equaliZing Strips; i like member 6 and to leave the equalizing strips Figure 5 iS a i701?!1 pian View 0f the equalizer 5 secured to the ends of the sheet in predeter- Sheet 0f Figure 4 after one edge has been mined spaced relationship. The spaces between 25 trimmed; the equalizing strips allows iiexing of the sheet Figure 6 iS a fragmentary sectional view showwhen it is turned in a loose leaf binder.

ing one end of the equalizer sheet before the The method illustrated in Figures 4 to '7, in-

eCluaiiZing strips are trimmed; and clusive, utilizes a comb like member 'I having Figure 7 iS a fragmentary sectional view showrelatively long strips 8 projecting from one end 30 ing One end 0f the equalizer Sheet after the and relatively short strips 9 projecting from the equalizing strips have been trimmed. opposite end. The comb like member 'i is folded In the drawings the referenCe nulfnera1 2 inalong a line spaced from the center before the dicates a board 0r plaie member hai/ing a Pair adhesive is applied to its surface. The sheet 85 0f DOSi'iOning bars 3 projecting above the 130D 4 is positioned on the plate member just as in the 35 Surface Of the plaie member 2 The Sheet 4 iS previously described embodiment. The comb like positioned on the plate member 2 with two of its member 1 lis positioned as indicated in Figure 4 edges flush With iJWO edgeSOf the Sheet. The and the sheet is pressed down on the adhesive on lower end of the sheet is then raised, as indithe 10mg Strips Q The short strips 9 are then Lio cated in Figure l, Without moving the main pressed down against the sheet and the sheet is 40 POriiOn 0f the SheeilV removed and tumbled to position it for the se- The eflllaiizing Strips 5 are formed by recess' curement of the other comb like member 7. The ing a Sheet t0 form a' Comb like member E'. The sheet is then trimmed to remove the butt por- Sheei'f 5 may be fabfic 01" paper of an? sultabl? `tions of the comb like member 'i as in the prethickness and may .be tapered m thlcknss 1f vious embodiment. It is obvious that the sheet 45 desired' The-comb hke member 6 has ai Sultabie may have equalizing strips applied to only one adhesive applied to one surface and 1s then posiend of the Sheet if desired. tioned on the plate member 2 and the raised end Although I have described two embodiments of the sheet 4 is then pressed down on the surn of my invention 1n detail, 1t will be understood 'facio the Strlps 5 to Whlch 'adb-[esule has been that the description thereof is illustrative, rather 5 ap'h positioning bars 3 are preferably of subthan restrictive, .and many detailsof the invenvstantially the same width as the recess between tien may be modified 0r Changed Without departthe adjacent strips 5 and are spaced so as to fit ing frOln theV Spirit 0r SCODe 0f the lnventlon. in the two outer recesses of the comb like mem- Accordingly, I do not desire to be restricted to the 55 adhering a. sheet between said series of projecting strips, and trimming off the butt portion of said comb like member.

3. In a method of making equalizer sheets, the steps of positioning a folded comb like member adjacent a sheet with spaced strips projecting from opposite ends of said comb like member on opposite sides of said sheet and the butt porf tion of said comb like member spaced slightly from the end of said sheet, adhering said strips to opposite sides of said sheet, and trimming oi said butt portion.

ERWIN C. GREENWAY. 

